Hi Everyone - Researching Bio on Martin Thomas

[chiefb]

Hi Everyone,

I'm researching the rights to Martin Thomas' - The Hands of Cain, which was published by Mayflower-Dell in 1966.

I am a screenwriter trying to find his estate as I want to adapt this book into a screenplay.

I have contacted various organisations in the UK (The British Library, Society of Authors and Authors Licensing and Collecting Society) and they have no record of his estate or who now owns the copyright to his book.

I have been advised to contact the 'family records department' in the UK, but I have no idea when he was born or whether he's still alive or passed away - so that I can check if he left a will to any relatives.

If any of you have any information that could help me locate his estate, or who owns the copyright to his books I would be most grateful.

Thank you.

Chief B

[allthingshorror]

Chief B,

His name is really Thomas Hector Martin and he was born 1913 and died 1985.

His obituary appeared in Locus Magazine (sci-fi rag)

Obituary: Martin, Thomas Hector, (ob) Locus v19:1 No.300 Jan 1986

Back issue can be gotten from here:

www.locusmag.com/About/BackIssues.html

Scroll down till you get to Jan 1986.

Hope this helps,

Johnny

[chiefb]

Hi Johnny,

That's really great information - thank you.